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PUBLISHED MAY 26, 1970 T874,015 SUPERSENSITIZED SILVER HALIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC EMULSIONS Cynthia G. Ulbing, Fairport, and Mary Jane W. Brizee, Pitssford, N.Y. (both of Kodak Park, Rochester, N.Y. 14 0) Filed Dec. 12, 1969, Ser. No. 884,705 Int. Cl. G03c N28 US. Cl. 96-104 N0 Drawing. 19 Pages Specification Photographic silver halide emulsions are spectrally sensitized with a dye combination comprising (1) a benzirnidazolonaphthothiacarbocyanine dye and (2) a benzimidazoloindocarbocyanine dye. A preferred combination comprises (1) a 4',5'-benzobenzimidazolothiacarbocyanine dye having the formula:

and (2) a benzimidazoloindocarbocyanine dye having the formula:

wherein n, k and p each represents a positive integer of from 1 to 2; m represents a positive integer of from 1 to 4; L L and L each represents a methine linkage; R R R and R each represents an alkyl group, R R R and R each represents an unsubstituted lower alkyl group; R R R R R and R each represents a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a halogen atom; X and X each represents an acid anion; V represents a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group and an aryl group; W and Y each represents a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acyl group 

